What this leaves out is salary spikes by job hopping. If I get 100k at the startup and 10k more at another company and the startup gives me options of 20k, (reg

What this leaves out is salary spikes by job hopping. If I get 100k at the startup and 10k more at another company and the startup gives me options of 20k, (regarding both give me similar raises for simplicity) it seems the startups offer is easier. However if after 2 years I quit my job and take another offer for 150k and the startup won't counter, its a loss of 20k I get by being the 2 years at a startup instead of at another company. Even worse when regarding that the early stages (unless you love that lifestyle) of startups is stressful I'd always go to another non-startup company unless I do actually like the product at a startup and see myself in it. If money isn't a purpose then the way should be. People as purpose is an argument but honestly I'd just not work somewhere with ass people